The inquiry into the disaster, chaired by Sir Oliver Popplewell and known as the Popplewell Inquiry,[25] led to the introduction of new legislation to improve safety at the UK's football grounds. This user liked this post: claretjohn33505. Or for a full-blown 91-day inquiry like the one which investigated the 1987 fire at London's King's Cross St Pancras Tube station, though Bradford claimed twice as many lives. Yes it is I try to leave a scarf and floral tribute on behalf of Burnley fans.and will do so tomorrow. The extraordinary part of all this is that this testimony has barely been heard. 28 years today; the Bradford City fire disaster. The Bradford Disaster Appeal fund, set up within 48hours of the disaster, eventually raised over 3.5million (11.3million today). In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, celebrate United's League Cup win by listening to Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) Never seen the death roll that's horrendous the Ormondroyd family looks like Father and his two twins. The fans even say, 'I'm not particularly liking what I'm seeing on the field at the moment, but I enjoy the company of Billy and John'. 18+. Regional Scout (South): Chris Finn. Fifty-six people were killed in the fire that engulfed an old wooden stand at Bradford City's Valley Parade ground on the final day of the 1984-85 season. ", On 26 January 2016, the IPCC declined calls for an investigation and published its full response online. The main stand at Bradford was not surrounded by fencing, and therefore most of the spectators in it could escape onto the pitch if they had been penned in then the death toll would inevitably have been in the hundreds if not the thousands. The local Bradford Telegraph and Argus has found many voices to challenge his testimony, too. "[16] As spectators began to cascade over the wall separating the stand from the pitch, the linesman on that side of the pitch informed referee Norman Glover, who stopped the game with three minutes remaining before half-time. The drawing date is Jan. 1, 2023. Footage of the accident at this point shows levels of confusion among the spectatorswhile many were trying to escape or to cross the pitch to the relative safety of the neighbouring stands, other spectators were observed cheering or waving to the still-rolling pitchside cameras. It provides football coaching and education to young people, works with youngsters aged between 16 and 18 on the National Citizen Service and has done several projects in the local community. Arthur Hartley (79) It was a massive tragedy for everybody at the club.". Helm later described the start of the fire in an interview to the Express newspaper: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, [A] man over from Australia visiting his son got two tickets to the game. A PROJECT telling the story of the role of the community living near Valley Parade during the Bradford City fire disaster is appealing for residents to come forward. He said: We just want to try to reach out to the local community around the ground and see if anybody out there that remembers the day can come forward and talk about it.. [11], The fire escalated very rapidly, and flames became visible; police started to evacuate the stand. Bradford fan David Pendleton, then aged 21, was at the game that day in the main stand and remembers how something which initially appeared trivial quickly became a desperate situation. A capacity 6,000 crowd attended a multi-denominational memorial service, held on the pitch in the sunny shadow of the burnt out stand at Valley Parade in July 1985. We couldnt run back down the tunnel. This is a rise of 0.29% in the last three months (since April 2018) and fall of 0.24% since 12 months ago. Share. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Ormondroyd played for Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Derby County, Leicester City, Hull City and Scunthorpe United. "[37], Fletcher subsequently published a book in 2015, Fifty-Six: The Story of the Bradford Fire which revealed a history of fires at businesses owned by the Bradford City chairman Stafford Heginbotham. IN MEMORIAM. The men with no hair feeling the searing pain first; supporters entering hospital with their hands melted to their heads by the asphalt which has leaked from the stadium roof; a fan's trilby hat igniting. The project, which began in February this year, is now. Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. He returned to Bradford City as football in the community officer, and also works as a commentator and match day summariser for Bradford City games with Pulse Radio. The Valley Parade fire took hold, it has always been said, because a match must have been dropped into the reservoir of rubbish in the dark cavity beneath the main stand's seats. "[28], West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council was found to have failed in its duty under the Fire Precautions Act 1971. due to the harrowing nature. Danni Phillips, the young London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art actor who spent hour after hour listening back to the scriptwriters' interviews in preparation for her beautifully observed role in The 56, hails from South Yorkshire, half an hour down the M1 and her father played football for Halifax Town. . "[35], The total amount of compensation to the 154 claimants was reported to be as high as 20million, with the payouts covered by insurance taken out by the club. Edmond Fletcher (63) It's thirty three years since those horrific scenes at valley parade.young Lads dads and grandads young girls and women perished.56.and over 250 injured lets remember and not forget them. Horrendous. I was at a Scout camp at Bowley, we were listening to it on the radio in our tent..such a terrible tragedy. Woolley's notes again: "Many referred to the smell of burning plastics." [2] By 1911, his work was completed. by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 9:25 am, Post There is a twin memorial sculpture, unveiled on 11 May 1986, which has the names of the dead inscribed on it. And, before we knew it, the flames were racing down the whole stand. More than 250 others were injured in one of the. [10] The stand seats did not have risers; this had allowed a large accumulation of rubbish and paper waste in the cavity space under the stand, which had not been cleared for many months. He was Leicester's record signing in 1992 when he joined from Derby for 350,000. by bfcjg Fri May 11, 2018 12:56 pm, Post by Maja Fri May 11, 2018 8:45 am, Post The Popplewell Inquiry found that the club had been warned about the fire risk that the rubbish accumulating under the stand had posed. Two men were critically injured in an explosion and fire at a commercial building in Bradford, New Hampshire, on Thursday. [32] Speaking at the close of the case, the Judge said "They (the club) were at fault, no one in authority seemed to have appreciated the fire hazard. John Fletcher (34) The match between Bradford City and Lincoln City, the final game of that season, had started in a celebratory atmosphere with the home team receiving the Third Division championship trophy. Lincoln City supporter Chris Ashton shared his experience of the disaster in an interview with the Lincolnshire Echo, saying: I remember it being just before half-time and out of the corner of my eye I became conscious of the smoke coming from a section of the stand opposite. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. The city has seemed to want it to remain the forgotten disaster, though for many, the sense of what-might-have-been is too acute to want to block out the past. There was a bit of paper on fire, but it was so small. In respect to services offered in the Republic of Ireland, the Revenue Commissioners, under remote bookmakers License number 1013060 issued on 2nd July 2019. orty-year-old Gerald Ormondroyd also died that day, along with his 12-year old twin sons Richard and Robert, just two of ten families to lose more than one member at Valley Parade.. former Leeds United and England international Trevor Cherry. by tim_noone Thu May 10, 2018 11:53 pm, Post The stand had no perimeter fencing to keep fans from accessing the pitch, thus averting an instance of crush asphyxia as in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. The smoke was choking. Harry Crabtree (76) by groove Fri May 11, 2018 10:48 pm, Post Peter Greenwood (46) Burning timbers and molten materials fell from the roof onto the crowd and seating below, and dense black smoke enveloped a passageway behind the stand, where many spectators were trying to escape. Ormondroyd praises 'phenomenal' Bradford Video Unavailable Technical details : A problem was encountered - please try again later Former Bradford and Aston Villa striker Ian Ormondroyd is. I walked past a public telephone outside the ground and there were queues of people waiting to ring home. Sarah Elizabeth Turner (16) Most of the exits at the back were locked or shut and there were no stewards present to open them, but seven were forced open or found open. He had to undergo counselling and was unable to go to another game for several years. Our mission is to provide a safe, fun and inclusive environment to inspire, educate and enable the people of Bradford to achieve their goals to their fullest potential. ORMONDROYD, Richard John 12 Bingley ORMONDROYD, Robert Ian 12 Bingley POLLARD, Sylvia Lund 69 Bradford PRICE, Herbert 78 Shipley . That journey back to Lincoln was the quietest and most miserable I have ever known. 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These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Police worked until 4am the next morning, under lighting, to remove all the bodies. ER 2005 . Police officers also assisted in the rescue attempts. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. One retired mill worker made his way to the pitch, but was walking about on fire from head to foot. ? pic.twitter.com/VkqiAEXBR8, billy clarke (@billyclarke7) May 11, 2016. Ian Ormondroyd (born 22 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League. [58] Following this report, Leslie Brownlie, who was the nephew in question, is reported to have said that his uncle never made such an admission of starting the fire. A former Bradford City player is asking for people's memories of the club's past - both good and bad. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. The book and film will be released in March next year with an event at the National Media Museum, followed by a photographic exhibition at the same venue from May. The list of victims reveals the impact the disaster had on families as fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, husbands and wives went to a football game that day never to come home again. Thats when I thought this is time to get out of here. Derek Dempsey (46) In a world of my own. William Stacey (72) Top. by FCBurnley Fri May 11, 2018 2:53 pm, Post The fire was merciless and took victims as young as 11 and as old as 86. [30], The outcome of the test case resulted in over 154 claims being addressed (110 civilians and 44 police officers)[31] by the injured or bereaved. [56], On 17 April 2015, retired Detective Inspector Raymond Falconer, in a report by the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, said the police were aware of an Australian man who admitted to starting the fire. In terms of property types, flats in BD6 1HR sold for an average of 44,840 and terraced houses for 78,507. The Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department recently announced a raffle to win a 2022 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew. It was nearly double the season's average of 6,610 and included 3,000fans in the ground's main stand. A former Bradford City player is asking for people's memories of the club's past - both good and bad. [48] Profits from the play's run at The Edinburgh Fringe were donated to the Bradford Burns Unit. But the scene became progressively horrendous, grotesque, and I was having to describe things you couldnt possibly imagine.. This is the kind of understated remembrance we have seen in Bradford these past few months, at the onset of another significant anniversary of the 1985 fire which tore across the local football club's old wooden main stand, reducing it to a collapsing inferno in a mere four minutes and claiming 56 lives. 05/12/15 AT 9:58 AM BST. JavaScript is disabled. I once stumbled across the radio commentary from that day on YouTube. Andrew Fletcher (11) Didn't realise gabby Logan was doing a documentary now on BT To Add there were some nice floral tributes there today. It wasnt until later on when assistant manager Terry Yorath came in and said: Its not good.'. [1] When the association football club was formed, the ground was changed very little and had no covered accommodation. Bradford Council has tweeted: "@WYFRS are dealing with a fire within one of the buildings at a school on Thornton View Road BD14. We had not been told anything. The fundraising events included a reunion of the 1966 World Cup Final Starting XI that began with the original starting teams of both England and West Germany, and was held at Leeds United's stadium, Elland Road, in July 1985 to raise funds for the Appeal fund. The fact is that no one person was concerned with the safety of the premises. The 1985 inquiry into the tragedy headed by Sir Oliver Popplewell concluded that it was an accident, probably started by a spectator dropping a cigarette into rubbish that had accumulated under an old timber stand. BBC West Yorkshire: Sport. A total of 56 people - 54 Bradford fans and two. Another player went into the office space to ensure there was nobody there. The project, which began in February this year, is now looking to hear from residents who helped with the rescue effort on the day. Frederick Norman Middleton (84) It was on the 10th anniversary of the fire, 20 years ago, that Mrs Greenwood set up a fund, in the memory of her sons, offering the chance for young people in this place to take a journey of educational or cultural travel as she would have wanted her own two to do. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Head of Sports Science: Greg Stebbings. [15] They included three who tried to escape through the toilets, 27 who were found by exit K and turnstiles 6 to 9 at the rear centre of the stand, and two elderly people who had died in their seats. Each year Lincoln send representatives to the annual memorial service in Bradford city centre and between 2007 and 2009, were managed by Bradford's captain that day, Peter Jackson. [51] Another book; 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (2015) was written by Martin Fletcher to discuss how the disaster was caused, and follows his loss of his father, brother, uncle and grandfather. By this date the appeal fund set up for survivors had paid out more than 4m with further payouts expected as the effects of physical and mental injury were determined. "[16] At the front of the stand, men threw children over the wall to help them escape. Ian Ormondroyd, Bantamspast From the tragic fire at Valley Parade in May 1985 to the club's slide from the Premier League to administration in more recent years, people will obviously have many. You must log in or register to reply here. Following his own 15 year investigation Into the fire, which killed four of his family members while he escaped, former tax accountant Martin Fletcher released 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (2015). A large fire involving thousands of scrap tyres in Bradford has caused school closures and travel disruption. It occurred during a league match, on Saturday, 11 May 1985, killing 56 and injuring at least 265. Ran home and put the television on." Bradford City F.C. The Valley Parade stadium, long-established home to Bradford City Football Club, had been noted for its antiquated design . For the book, we are looking to hear from people who were there but were children at the time, but could tell us their story.. Eric Hudson (72) Joined Everybody in the city was devastated, but there was an amazing number of volunteers. Christopher Hammond, who was 12 on the day, said on the 20th anniversary of the fire: "As a 12-year-old, it was easy to move on I didn't realise how serious it was until I looked at the press coverage over the next few days. April 13, 2010, 07:39:58 pm The Valley Parade fire. House Prices in Ormondroyd Avenue, Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 Properties in Ormondroyd Avenue had an overall average price of 128,000 over the last year. By the time they got back, the whole thing had taken off. Only now, in 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (Bloomsbury, 16.99) has he completed a 15-year quest to challenge history's interpretation of why the fire broke out. Jane Ashley Stockman (16) Club career[ edit] And so, too, is the black tragicomedy which can exist at the boundaries. [10][11], Bradford's Telegraph & Argus newspaper published a souvenir issue for 11 May, entitled, "Spit and Polish for the Parade Ground". Superbly handcrafted and hand-painted for incredible detailing, this masterpiece features fully sculpted figures of a firefighter, police officer, and EMT gleaming with a hand-applied metallic bronze finish. [3] It included a main stand which seated 5,300fans, and had room for a further 7,000 standing spectators in the paddock in front. The other, situated by the main entrance, was donated by the club after its 7.5million (13million today) rebuilding of the original main stand in 2002. Those are the words of David Pendleton, a survivor of the Bradford City fire disaster, which happened 30 years ago. [] I still have terrible memories of the day, but it is the humanity of those that helped us that I reflect on."[41]. [12] The work was expected to cost 400,000 (1.3million today). The father whose attempts to make him a Bradford City fan he mischievously tried to resist, especially after the family's relocation to the detached surrounds of East Bridgford in Nottinghamshire turned the boy into a Nottingham Forest fan. Lincoln City suffered two successive relegations, first to the Fourth Division in 1986, and again in 1987, becoming the first team to be automatically relegated from the Football League itself. This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 13:41. "Take care if you are in the area and allow space for the crews . by tiger76 Fri May 11, 2018 11:31 pm, Post Paula Helliwell, Unheard Voices project manager, said they wanted to hear from more residents who helped with the rescue effort outside Valley Parade, with the intention of recounting unheard stories from the time. 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[2] The main stand was described as a "mammoth structure", but was unusual for its time because of its place on the side of a hill. Bradford Fire. [45] In total, 28 police officers and 22 supporters, who were publicly documented as having saved at least one life, later received police commendations or bravery awards. That was nothing compared with the time it took to interview witnesses in the Hillsborough Inquiry.". Its always so disturbing to see things like this that could have been so easily avoided with a little care. Thats when everybody else had the same thought. 56 fans died as a fire broke out at the game at Valley Parade, 54 Bradford supporters and two from opponents Lincoln City. With Bantamspast having been awarded a 50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Ian says it's now just a matter of people coming forward with their Valley Parade memories. Gerald Priestley Ormondroyd (40) Police present in the vicinity of seats I142 and J142, where the fire was adjudged to have first taken hold, noticed it. Some laughs puncture the rapt silence of the 75 minutes at Bradford's Alhambra theatre studio. It was also a catalyst for the substantial redevelopment and modernisation of many British football grounds within the following thirty years. It's hard to avoid the sense that Fletcher might have done, had it not been for that fateful May afternoon, which took away so many of the buttresses of his life. Howard Malcolm Turner (41) -- Eleven people were injured, including four in critical condition, when a fire broke out at an apartment building in Bradford West Gwillimbury Monday afternoon. The deaths were preventable . Whether they don't feel welcome, for instance. Many of the residents, who were mostly Bangladeshi, took people into their homes, brought out blankets and drinks and let them use their home telephones. Some repair work was carried out, but in July 1984 the club was warned again, this time by a county council engineer, because of the club's plans to claim for ground improvements from the Football Trust. by Spike Fri May 11, 2018 1:12 pm, Post Robert Wedgeworth (72) Agree with the above, the most horrific scenes ever seen at football. Many were burnt to death at the turnstiles gates, which had also been locked after the match had begun. I remember watching it unfold on tv, it was heartbreaking. "A football club's an integral part of the city you're in. contact the editor here. It is a simple account laid out for all to see. The 1985 Bradford City A.F.C stadium fire is regarded as one of the worst disasters in the history of British football. Leo Anthony Coxon (44) Led by former Leeds United and England international Trevor Cherry, the Bantams won only their third divisional title and earned a return to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1937. The files show how the possibility of arson was not even touched upon or tested. A facility that holds and maintains Kearsarge Regional School District buses exploded into flames Thursday morning trapping two people inside. Supporters searched for fire extinguishers while the Police began to evacuate the stand withflames soon spreading to the roof and across the wooden steps as timber and other materials began to fall onto the crowd. Bradford City have announced that the JCT600 Stand will be open today for fansto come and reflect on the tragedy and pay their respects. The foundation is funding the project through a 40,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. [16] Messages of condolence were also received from Helmut Kohl, Chedli Klibi and Felipe Gonzlez. BARRIE, ONT. RIP to those who died and condolences to all persons connected to Bradford City Football Club. The fire of 1985 will also certainly figure highly in Bantamspast, says Ian: "A chap rang me up about a week ago and he used to live on Cornwall Terrace, just at the back of the ground. [10] One eyewitness, Geoffrey Mitchell, told the BBC: "It spread like a flash. Published on 28/02/2023. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Alexander Shaw Baines (70) "Yes you've already told us you were concerned," the inquiry's QC effectively says, before he moves the conversation along. by Herts Clarets Fri May 11, 2018 1:13 pm, Post Ian Ormondroyd, Bantamspast From the tragic fire at Valley Parade in May 1985 to the club's slide from the Premier League to administration in more recent years, people will obviously have many. by Silkyskills1 Fri May 11, 2018 1:36 pm, Post It was his first and last football match. All that was left of the. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS7. Valley Parade re-opened on 14 December 1986, when Bradford City beat an England XI 21 in a friendly. Rush Gaming Limited, Level 3, 203, BMW Building, Rue DArgens, Gzira GZR 1368, Malta. [11], The disaster also had a long-lasting effect on the fans. [11] Those who escaped were taken out of the ground to neighbouring homes and a pub, where a television screened World of Sport, which broadcast video recorded of the fire just an hour after it was filmed. We will remember them. Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department is raffling off a brand new truck to raise money to buy two brand new fire trucks. 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